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Anticoagulant Rodenticides Contribute to a Decline in an Urban Carnivore

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have been shown to negatively affect carnivores globally and are closely tied to human activity and development. We examined drivers of annual survival in bobcats persisting on a residentially developed barrier island over 16 years.
Meghan P. Keating, Catherine M. Bodinof Jachowski, Duane R. Diefenbach, James D. Jordan, Nicole M. Nemeth, Thomas R. Rainwater, Gregory K. Yarrow, David S. Jachowski   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What anabolic–androgenic steroids reveal about the limits of current harm reduction models

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Harm reduction has largely been shaped by responses to psychoactive drug use where the most urgent harms are acute. These models focus on overdose, blood‐borne viruses, and rapid‐onset toxicity related harms. When applied wholesale to anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), they obscure the distinctive pharmacology, consumer typologies,
Timothy Piatkowski, Jason M. Nagata, Suzanne Nielsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decriminalization or more treatment? Comparing 2 approaches to the drug overdose crisis. [PDF]

J Psychiatry Neurosci
Caswell C, Krausz RM, Leyton M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Overdose reversal through peer intervention: Findings from the naloxone prospective outcome research study (NalPORS) on the effectiveness of overdose response by people who use opioids in the United Kingdom and Sweden

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background/aims Take‐home naloxone (THN) programmes have been introduced in many European countries to provide non‐medically trained people who are likely to witness an opioid overdose, including people who use opioids, with a naloxone kit and training.
Nicola Metrebian, Teodora Dascal, Clare Mackie, Rose Tinch‐Taylor, Ben Carter, Joanne Neale, Mariana Gonzalez Utrilla, Ed Day, Joar Guterstam, Kirsten Horsburgh, Martin Kåberg, Mike Kelleher, Soraya Mayet, Josie Smith, Desiree Eide, Elin Holmén, Rebecca McDonald, Stephen Parkin, Henrik Thiesen, John Strang, NalPORS Research Team, Dean Acreman, Shabana Akhtar, Louise Aitken, Martin Anderson, James Cassidy, Sarah Cosgrove, Jo Grayer, Michelle Hughes, Louise Horn, Anika Miah, John Pratt   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real‐world comparative effects of slow‐release oral morphine vs. methadone on healthcare use for opioid use disorder: A population‐based target trial emulation

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To examine the comparative effects of slow‐release oral morphine (SROM) vs. methadone for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) on healthcare use. Design This retrospective cohort study emulated a target trial using electronic medical record data from Vancouver Coastal Health Authority linked with population‐based administrative ...
Vivienne Y. Zhou, Nadia Fairbairn, Jingxin Lei, Rupinder Brar, Paxton Bach, M. Eugenia Socias   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacobezoars: the challenges of gastric lavage for a patient with drug overdose. [PDF]

World J Emerg Med
Wang H, Tang Q, Hua S, Su S, Bi C, Xu J, Chai Y, Wang L.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The impact of harm reduction interventions on injection‐related bacterial infections among people who inject drugs: A systematic review

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Injection‐related bacterial infections represent a major but under‐recognised health issue among people who inject drugs (PWID). Harm reduction interventions (HRIs) like needle and syringe programmes (NSP) and opioid agonist treatment (OAT) could mitigate their burden.
Anthony Cousien, Lobna Tijani, Nadia Hachicha, Manon Godart, Mathieu Castry, Karen Champenois, Perrine Roux, Sylvie Deuffic‐Burban   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives initiative coinciding with reductions in unregulated street opioid use among young people who use drugs: An interrupted time series analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims In British Columbia, Canada, an initiative was implemented in 2020 to reduce overdose mortality by prescribing pharmaceutical opioids (primarily hydromorphone) as a substitute for the toxic unregulated drug supply. This study estimated changes in the level and trend of unregulated opioid use and non‐prescribed hydromorphone
Erica McAdam, Mohammad Karamouzian, Michael John Milloy, Carmen Verdicchio, Eric C. Sayre, Kanna Hayashi, Thomas Kerr, Kora DeBeck   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescribed alternative stimulants among people who use unregulated stimulants: Examining the association between maximum dose reached and medication discontinuation in the first 3 years of implementation in British Columbia, Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims In 2020, British Columbia (BC), Canada, introduced ‘Prescribed Alternatives’ (PA) as an approach to offering regulated substances to people accessing the unregulated supply. This study aimed to estimate and compare prescribing characteristics of dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate stimulant PAs in BC, to estimate ...
Bin Zhao, Kevin Hu, Roshni Desai, Shania Au, Kali‐olt Sedgemore, Vitor Tardelli, Addie Carter, Paxton Bach, Christian Schutz, Amanda Slaunwhite, Alexis Crabtree, Heather Palis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

MRI imaging manifestations of severe toxic encephalopathy induced by excessive metoclopramide and multiple drug overdose: a case report. [PDF]

Front Pharmacol
Liang P, Tang Y, Zhang X, Zhang L, Zhao J, Tang H, Wu Z, Fang Q, Fang Z, Zhao Z, Liu X.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source